Re: change name of redirect_stderr? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: change name of redirect_stderr?
Date
Msg-id 17922.1186682301@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to change name of redirect_stderr?  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
Responses Re: change name of redirect_stderr?  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> Before I wrap up the CSVlog stuff, we need to decide whether or not to 
> change the name of the redirect_stderr setting, and if so to what. The 
> reason is that with CSVlogs it will no longer apply just to stderr (we 
> will require it to be on for CSVlogs, in fact).

> I suggest "redirect_logs", although it's arguably too general as it 
> doesn't apply to syslog/eventlog.

Perhaps it should be named analogously to stats_start_collector,
ie think of the syslogger process as a "log collector".  I don't
much like "log_start_collector" though --- "start_log_collector"
seems far less confusing as to where the verb is.

No strong opinion here, just tossing out some ideas.
        regards, tom lane


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